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pylon

[pahy-lon] / ˈpaɪ lɒn /


NOUN
gateway
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Green Gen, owned by parent company Bute Energy, hopes to build three major electricity pylon routes connecting planned onshore windfarms in mid and west Wales with the wider grid network.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Stephanie Mills, from Dickey Steps Riding School, told BBC Radio Manchester there were lots of emergency vehicles in the area a huge yellow parachute could be seen attached to the pylon.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

Investigators later determined that improper repair work on the American Airlines plane had damaged parts within its pylon, a structure that attaches the engine to the wing.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

His pass had just been picked off, a most unfortunate turn at a most unfortunate time for USC, when Jayden Maiava took off sprinting toward the pylon.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2025

She plucked, and a tiny jet of water arced out of the river and hit the bridge’s pylon.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Familiar electricity pylons are dotted across the common.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

To Boogaard, the clash in Moerdijk is about more than pylons and planning procedures.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

Seguro and Ventura have drastically rewritten their election scripts and appearances to focus on the towns and villages worst hit by floods, where the storm has torn down buildings and pylons.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

The pylons are 25 to 100 feet in height and spanned 1.5 miles along Century Boulevard, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 2026

The southern California drive-in restaurants of the early 1940s tended to be gaudy and round, topped with pylons, towers, and flashing signs.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser




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